Former Rangers winger Neil McCann has backed the Gers to prove they’ve got the bottle in the title race as the pressure mounts in the Scottish Premiership.
The Ibrox side are desperate to wrestle the title back off Old Firm rivals Celtic after almost ten years without claiming Scotland’s top prize.
Rangers have started with the impetus and drive of a team hungry for success this season and McCann believes they have what it takes to follow this through until May.
The former Ibrox winger believes that a lack of fans has been an advantage for Rangers in the early part of the season and has backed Steven Gerrard’s side to grow mentally after recent setbacks.
“I said at the outset, the lack of fans can actually be a big advantage to Rangers this year. I think it’s a disadvantage to Celtic too,” said McCann [Sportsound].
“I don’t feel that Rangers coped with that pressure well last year after the winter break.
“I’ve been there on that pitch and it feels like it’s growing and coming over the top of you. You know with in yourself you know you can’t draw that game.
“You could see them shrinking and taking the easy option. I think without the fans being there this season they’re able to pin their shoulders back and express themselves a bit more.
“I think that can give them an advantage.
“I’ve watched a lot of Celtic this season and I still don’t think they’re flying – that could be ominous to the rest of the league and Rangers.
“They still get results. Rangers for me, I think they’ll win the league, yeah.
“I think they will win it but they have to show the level of consistency that Celtic have shown and last season they fell short.
“I would never sit here and say that Rangers are going to skoosh the league. This has the feeling that it could go all the way. I believe this has the feeling of an old school, Old Firm rivalry title challenge.”
Neil McCann, 46, spent five years at Rangers between 1998 and 2003, winning nine trophies with the Ibrox club.
